The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-08
ABOUT HATS.
How Character is Portrayed by the
Different Styles.

How Character is Portrayed by the
Different Styles.
Did you ever observe, asks the St. Paul
Globe. that mans disposition can be read
by the style of hat he wears and the way
he wears it? Not so with woman. There
is more diversity of style in women's hats
than mems But a woman always wears
her hat according to the way she has her
hair fixed up. So that womans hat can
be no index to female character.
1t is different with men, There is close
intimacy between the styles of mems head
gear and the science of chronology. The
hat is the bump which infalliby denotes the
most prominent trait of character. When
a man buys hat he is governed in the Sc
lection by the peculiar organism of the
brain. 1t doesn't make any difference
whether the particular hat he selects is be-
coming to him or not, he prefers it because
he is built that way. If he wears an unbe-
coming hat he is not responsible for it, A
man never looks in mirror when he tries
hat on. A woman always does.
The tall silk hat denotes financial ability.
Bankers, hotel clerks and police reporters
always wear silk hats, nor are men who
wear silk hats always rich. Still, the silk
hat is an unerring sign of capacity for
handling finances successfully. 1t isn't
that gets rich, nor is it every man who gets
rich that possesses skill in financiering. Not
by jug full We state this that the pub
lie mind may not get confused on these
points.
The derby hat denotes energy A man
who wears derby always has the appear
ance of being on the go. 1t is ready-for-
all-occasions hat. 1t is at home whether at
church or on the base ball grounds. The
Il ;e hatNyaaT1 the
silk and the SLOUGH. 1t is an accommodate
ing hat. The Clergyman looks well in it,
and it fits the bartender to st" And all
| the time it has pushing go-aheadltlvenesS
in its appearance that makes everything
side-switch when the derby passes by.
| And then there is the SLOUGH hat. All,
there is the hat of liberty for you. The
SLOUGH hat is the original old commoner. 1t
is the hat for masses-democratic in style
and republican in its simplicity There is
nothing that symbolizes pure, unauthorized
| Americanism so well as the SLOUGH hat The
SLOUGH hat denotes sociabilty. 1t is the UNI
failing index of general temperament. 1t
means that the wearer is good fellow that
will do TO tie to. He may be bank Presi-
dent or he may be a cowboy, still you can
rely on his being hale companion where
ever you meet him, possessing sturdy indie
pendence of character, and always ready
to extend helping hand wherever it is
needed
| The man who wears his hat perpendicu-
| larly, whether it is a tile, derby, or a
SLOUGH, has the bump of self-esteem well de-
veloped. He thinks that he is the upper
crust of the pie and is entitled to recogni-
ton. The man who wears his hat down
over the forehead is a thoughtful man. He
is studious and communes with himself a
great deal and sometimes inclined to morose-
| ness
But the man who wears his hat on the
| back of his head is the who doesn't care
whether school keeps or not. He is indie
pendent and self-reliant, and one day is
with him as another He takes note of
neither time nor individuals. He is usually
popular because he is always generous.
Sailors and soldiers and jockeys and base
ball players are not included in this classif-
cation because they always wear caps.